Blockchain and Commercial Real Estate

December 30, 2017

The inevitable convergence of blockchain and real estate may be viewed as a modern-day example of the classic confrontation staged when an immovable object meets an unstoppable force. On the one hand, real estate an industry as old as mankind is notoriously resistant to change and seemingly allergic to adopting new technology. On the other hand, is blockchain touted in headline after headline as the greatest innovation since the Internet, and promising no less than to revolutionize the way the world conducts business. As is typically the case, the truth most likely lies somewhere in the middle.

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